Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-17
THE LATEST NEWS.

News has been received at Mansion, Cal
houn County, Iowa, that Rev. DR.. Reed, who
left that place last winter to become mission
airy in Central Africa, had been killed and
eaten by tribe of cannibals
William Dlehl, while herding cattle near
Crowly's ranch, sixty miles north of Benson,
A. T., on the San Pedro river. was killed by
Indians, John Seaman, also on the ranch,
defended himself and escaped The military
at Fort Huachuca were notified and have gone
in pursuit of the Indians, who are undoubted-
ly Apaches.
Two new cases of yellow fever have oc-
cured at Key West Fla.
Reuben Daily, of Indiana, formerly cor
respondent for the Indianapolis .Scntimez, has
been appointed stcnographer to the inter
state commerce commission.
-Obseau1es over tho rolnai,,e of cx-vicc-
President Wheeler were held in the Congre-
gational Church at Malone, N. Y, every avail
able foot of space in the cditice being occu-
pied All the business houses closed at noon
for the remainder of the day. The body was
placed in the vestibule, where it was viewed
by school children and hundreds Of others
The pall-bearers were old and lifelong
friends Of Mr.. Wheeler
The Republican State Convention will be
| held in Dcs Monies August "a.
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Iowa
met in Davenport recently, in annual session,
with 4l5 Of the $50 lodges represented. The
welcoming address was delivered by Hon. c.
II. Waterman. Grand Master Allen delivered
his annual address and standing committees
were appointed.
Information from London is to the effect
that the will of Mrs Henry Wood, the au-
thcress, has been proved 1t ncqueathed
t34 COO in equa! shares to her childrea Her
son, appointed her literary executor, was
given discretion and control of the publica-
ton or Republication. of her writings Her
copyrights and manuscripts We're no: sod
Prot L. S Clark, superintendent of the
schools at Henderson, Ky, was shetland killed
by Prof Thomas foeey. principal OF the high
school. The two men got ln,oa quarrel in the
high sahoo! room, when Posev drew revolver
and fred tire. shots at CLARK i'll the presence
of the pupils. Botl. IL! II are prominent in So
Getty
"A Mason City, Iowa, telegram says: The
drought sin continues. The month of May
and thus far in June have been the dryest
ever known in northern Iowa since 1876
Scarcely Il drop of ran las fallen tlurinG this
time and no lain Of any account las fallen
within the past year. Oats, wheat and grass
are almost failure. The streams are drying
up and hcr;icrs find it quite difficult TO find
water fof their cattle This section must
have copious showers OF water before long
Several hundred delegates attended the
boot and shoe workers convention held in
Boston. They came from all parts of the
United States. The feeling was general that
a national organization was necessary, and
that the entire control Of their affairs should
be i'll their own hands, independent of the
knights Of Labor
Since the rcvcl ton made by the puN
Mail Goactte and the passage of the criminal
law amendment bill the public have believed
the traffic i'll children impossible. he case
III the Lambett police court, therefore caused
a universal sensation OF hoYor. Edward
Procknell and three women were arrested.
charged with keeping houses of il-repute,
and having procured for their patrons scores
OF girls IL TO IA years old. prisoners and vic
TIM all OF humble rank. The government
will prosecute the prisoners, all of whom
were renanded. Detective Stevens, in the
employ OF the Reformatory and Refuge uu-
ion, states that during the past four years he
has rescued 400 girls between the ages of AZ
and II years from lives ct cc::::,.